Tourism impacts

In 2011, UNWTO estimated that the tourism industry employed

• over 35 thousand people worldwide.

• over 35 million people worldwide.

• over 350 million people worldwide.

• over 350 billion people worldwide.

What does UNWTO stand for?

• United Nation World Tourism Organisation

• United Nation World Trade Organisation

Fishermen on Pamilacan Island in the Philippines are paid US$80 and US$100 per boat for their service to bring tourists

• to fish in the sea.

• to look for and swim with dolphins.

• to see the mangrove forest.

Entry fees to heritage sites can be used to to help fund conservation is an example of

• a positive economic impact.

• a negative economic impact.

• a positive social impact.

• a negative social impact.

Preservation of animals and their habitat is an example of

• positive economic impact.

• negative economic impact.

• positive environmental impact.

• negative environmental impact.

Which of the following is a negative economic impact?

• increase employment opportunities

• seasonal unemployment

• increase congestion

• dilution of culture

Which of the following is a negative social impact?

• increase in crime rate

• increase in congestion

• increase in carbon footprint

• increase in pollution

Carbon emission of 1 way flight Singapore to KL

• 435kg Carbon emission per pax

• 43.5kg Carbon emission per pax

• 4.35kg Carbon emission per pax

In which year did the Summer Olympic Games took place in Beijing, China?

• 2003

• 2008

• 2013

• 2018

Which of the following is an example of conservation of the environment?

• The Sepilok Orang-Utan Rehabilitation Centre in Sabah

• The Angkok Wat complex in Cambodia

• The Red Sea in Egypt